My kids were home-schooled for a few years, and it does have its advantages (my daughter was exposed to more world history than she would get in an average public, or indeed private, school, which allowed her to skip a grade when she went back into the public school system), but there are many downsides as well. The home school "community" that I encountered in this part of Michigan (a state that has a large population of home-schoolers) was made up primarily of white hippie Green-types. I don't recall ever seeing a black, Latino, or Asian kid in any of the "free" classes my kids attended. And that the "teachers" weren't the smartest people I've met didn't help matters. They were more into "feel-good" learning, no structure, no homework, where fuzzy dippie ideological mantras served as lessons. After about a year of that, my wife & I yanked the kids out of there and put them back in public school. And not only does Ann Arbor have some of the better public schools in the country, they are culturally mixed and parent-friendly. And while we continue to teach at home, my kids, esp my son, have blossomed in this environment.
No schools? Please.
DP